SCOREBOARD: State Quarterfinals

The Bedford and Milan baseball teams and Dundee's softball team play in state quarterfinals today.

BASEBALL

Division 1

Howell 11, Bedford 1 FINAL

NOTES: The Mules were mercied in five innings. They were no-hit. Howell got nine hits off three Bedford pitchers.

Division 2

Milan 1, Coldwater 0 FINAL

NOTES: Coldwater won the toss and will be the home team

Milan went down in order in the first inning against Coldwater's Skylar Reincke, including a pair of strikeouts.

Milan's Thomas Lindeman gave up a lead-off single in the bottom of the first, but promptly picked that runner off first base. He struck out the next two hitters.

Milan goes down 1-2-3 in the second with two more strikeouts. Reincke has fanned four or the six Big Red hitters.

Lindeman issues his first walk with one out, but nothing comes of it as the inning ends with a pair of groundouts.

Milan made better contact in the top of the third with solid liners to short by Zach Allen and Jacob Hendricks, but they still go down in order.

Coldwater gets the first runner of the game in scoring position with a walk and a sacrifice, but Lindeman gets the next two hitters to fly out.

Milan finally gets its first baserunner as Kyle Schader walks with one out in the top of the fourth, but the inning ends on a strikeout-throw out doubleplay.

Nothing comes of a one-out single by Coldwater's Ryan Monk in the bottom of the fourth. The Cardinals have two hits and Milan none.

A walk to Robert Barnier and a bunt single by pinch-hitter Isaac Grubke give Milan runners at first and second with one out, but a flyout and Reincke's sixth strikeout of the game ends the threat.

A lead-off walk and a sacrifice in the bottom of the fifth gives Coldwater another runner in scoring position. Two fly outs end the inning.

Milan goes down in order in the top of the sixth.

Lindeman has no trouble with the heart of Coldwater's batting order in the bottom of the sixth, retiring the 2, 3 and 4 hitters in order. An infield single by Connor Berge and a walk drawn by pinch-hitter James Carpenter set up the scoring chance.

A two-out walk is the only offense Coldwater manages in the bottom of the seventh as Lindeman completes his shutout that carries the Big Reds into Friday's state semifinals.

SOFTBALL

Division 3

Dundee 2, Bronson 1 FINAL

NOTES: Bronson went down 1-2-3 in the top of the first with two strikeouts.

Hannah Rachor blasts a home run to right-center field with one out in the first inning.

Bronson's Liz Baker ties the game in the second with a long home run to left field.

Dundee goes down 1-2-3 in second.

Vanessa Ewing retires Bronson in order in the top of the third.

Dundee's Khali Burd beats out an infield hit with one out in the third and Hannah Rachor follows with a double, but a strikeout and a fly ball to right ends the threat.

Ewing issued her first walk of the game in the fourth, but she recorded her fifth strikeout to end the inning.

Singles by Kali Campbell and Shaunna Musial created a scoring threat for Dundee in the fouth, but the Vikings were turned away.

A one-out single and a sacrifice gave Bronson its second base runner to reach second. Ewing squashed the threat with her seventh strikeout of the game.

The top three hitters in Dundee's batting order went down in order in the bottom of the fifth, including a pair of strikeouts.

Dundee escapes a major jam in the top of the sixth. Bronson put runners on second and third with one out. But hustle by catcher Kali Campbell resulted in an out on what looked like it would be a wild pitch and left fielder Tehya Nickell made a fine running catch to end the inning.

The bottom of the order comes through for Dundee in the sixth to break the tie. A single by Musial sandwiched between walks to Campbell and Danielle Nickell loaded the bases for freshman Kayle Phillips who drew a walk to drive in the run.

Bronson got the tying run to second with a walk and a sacrifice in the seventh, but Ewing worked out of the jam. Dundee moves on to Friday's state semifinals.

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